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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05959.39.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Editions of the Confederate Baptist |
| Title | Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 3 (October 15, 1862)] |
| Date | 13 October 1862 |
| Author | Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence) (1814-1877) |
| Additional authors | Breaker, Jacob Manly Cantey (1824-1894) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Official Report of General Lee regarding Shepherdstown, Dispatches from General McClellan Regarding Antietam and South Mountain. An article describes Mrs. Sallie Swope, who served in army hospitals in Alabama, while another defines women in hospitals in general. An editorial examines slavery as the "wisest and best provision for that large class of our fellow-men, who are compelled to labor, under the guidance of their superiors." Articles encourage readers to care for destitute soldiers, beware of extortionists, and provide the paper to soldiers. About one-fifth of page 3 is devoted to war news. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Religion Confederate General or Leader Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) Battle Union General Union Forces Hospital Health and Medical Labor African American History Slavery Charity and Philanthropy Forgery and Fraud |
| People | Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence) (1814-1877) Breaker, Jacob Manly Cantey (1824-1894) |
| Place written | Columbia, South Carolina |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Religion; Health & Medicine; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | American Civil War Newspapers and Magazines |
| Additional Information | The purpose of this journal, according to its first issue, is the advancement of the Baptist denomination in both intelligence and piety, while giving support to the Confederacy. Thousands of copies were distributed to soldiers. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |